The $65 million MacKenzie Scott award represents a testament to the LISC model and our success driving impact in local communities. This gift also presents a unique opportunity for our local partners to recommit to our work, leveraging increasing national capacity for deeper local impact.
Recently, the LISC AmeriCorps members and the LISC team attended a great monthly meeting at Housing Corporation of Arlington (HCA), where a LISC AmeriCorps member Jackson Hamilton presented his service in the beautiful community of Arlington, Massachusetts.
Valley CDC celebrated the groundbreaking of Prospect Place, a former nursing home that will become 60 affordable apartments. An awardee for the Climate Ready Housing Program, Valley CDC purchased the building in 2022 with ambitious plans to decarbonize the property, reducing energy use by 77%.